Pentecost Season · Proper 7 · Year A

Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17

A Prayer for Mercy and an Undivided Heart

June 21, 2026

King David in Prayer, Pieter de Grebber — **King David in Prayer**, Pieter de Grebber, c. 1640Saint Louis Art Museum · public domain

Revised Common Lectionary

GospelMatt. 10:24-39

EpistleRom. 6:1b-11

Old TestamentGen. 21:8-21 Alt. OTJer. 20:7-13

PsalterPs. 86:1-10, 16-17 Alt. PsalmPs. 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18

Overview & Insights

"For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you." (Psalm 86:5)

A prayer of a servant in distress asking God for grace and protection. The psalmist praises God as forgiving and incomparable, and asks for an undivided heart to revere God's name.

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Commentary

Psalm 86 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on this prayer for mercy and an undivided heart.

Psalm 86:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries collected for the servant's plea to the good and forgiving Lord.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 86:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text and word study for steadfast love and the undivided heart.

Psalm 86 in Hebrew Sefaria

Hebrew and English with Jewish commentary for this prayer of David.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 86 Catena

Patristic comment on calling upon the good and forgiving God.

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